Watzmann
Sign in to saveThe Watzmann () is a mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps south of the village of Berchtesgaden. It is the third highest in Germany, and the highest located entirely on German territory.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Watzmann
- Mountain.photo
- Watzmann von Norden.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- The Watzmann, seen from the north
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2,713
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 953
- Mountain.map
- Alps
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in the Alps
- Mountain.label_position
- left
- Mountain.location
- Bavaria, Germany
- Mountain.range
- Berchtesgaden Alps
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1799 or 1800 by Valentin Stanič
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Scramble
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 2713
- Image
- Watzmann von Norden.jpg
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- topographic prominence
- 953
- Commons category
- Watzmann
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- Watzmann
- topographic isolation
- 15.9
- hashtag
- Watzmann
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- Watzmann Glacier and other icefields
- Climbing
- From the North
- Archenkanzel
- East Face
- References
- External links
The Watzmann () is a mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps south of the village of Berchtesgaden. It is the third highest in Germany, and the highest located entirely on German territory.
Three main peaks array on a N-S axis along a ridge on the mountain's taller western half: Hocheck (2,651 m), Mittelspitze (Middle Peak, 2,713 m) and Südspitze (South Peak, 2,712 m).
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